Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty was known for its long tradition of incestuous royal marriages. Generation after generation, Ptolemies married Cleopatras, with many of the...
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...
In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...
Momentous enterprises do not always have graceful starts. This was true of the famous explorer, Christopher Columbus, who—as the popular rhyme recounts—sailed the ocean...
Emperor Shun
(legendary Chinese emperor, traditionally dated to have ruled c. 2285-2205 BCE)
"Renouncing evil, don't be distracted
by insubstantial and ego-driven plans.
Do what is right by...
This painting, by the Italian artist Salvator Rosa (c. 1615-1673), features an ancient myth involving the messenger god Hermes (or Mercury) and the giant...
Galerius was a prominent military and political figure from the time of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305). During that Roman ruler’s reign, the governance of...
